Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

This article details the qualifying phase for canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Similar to the previous editions, the International Olympic Committee and the International Canoe Federation (ICF) have established a qualification system for both slalom and sprint canoeing. The quota places have already been set for each event by ICF in October 2022.

Canoeing at the
2024 Summer Olympics
List of canoeists
Qualification
Slalom
C-1menwomen
K-1menwomen
KX-1menwomen
Sprint
C-1 200 mwomen
C-1 1000 mmen
C-2 500 mmenwomen
K-1 500 mwomen
K-1 1000 mmen
K-2 500 mmenwomen
K-4 500 mmenwomen

Qualification summary
NOC Slalom Sprint Total
K1
M		C1
M		KX1
M		K1
W		C1
W		KX1
W		MenWomenBoatsAthletes
K1
1000		K2
500		K4
500		C1
1000		C2
500		K1
500		K2
500		K4
500		C1
200		C2
500
 AndorraYesYes21
 ArgentinaYes11
 AustraliaYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes1014
 AustriaYesYesYesYes42
 BelgiumYesYes23
 BrazilYesYesYesYes43
 BulgariaYes11
 CanadaYesYesYesYesYes512
 ChileYes11
 ChinaYesYesYesYesYesYesYes714
 CroatiaYesYesYes32
 CubaYesYes22
 Czech RepublicYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes109
 DenmarkYesYesYes36
 FranceYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes1212
 GermanyYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes1220
 Great BritainYesYesYesYesYesYes64
 HungaryYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes815
 IrelandYesYesYesYesYes53
 ItalyYesYesYesYesYesYesYes76
 JapanYesYesYesYes42
 LithuaniaYesYes25
 MoroccoYesYes21
 MoldovaYesYes23
 NetherlandsYesYesYesYes42
 New ZealandYesYesYesYesYesYes66
 NorwayYes14
 PolandYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes911
 PortugalYesYesYes34
 RomaniaYesYes23
 SerbiaYesYesYes38
 SlovakiaYesYesYesYesYesYes64
 SloveniaYesYesYesYesYesYes64
 SpainYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes1419
 SwedenYesYesYesYesYes55
 SwitzerlandYesYesYesYes42
 UkraineYesYesYesYesYes57
 United StatesYesYesYesYesYes53
Total: 38 NOCs1713211713209710881261098147224

Slalom

For the slalom events, the men and women will each compete in C-1, K-1, and the inaugural KX-1 (kayak cross). Quota places are allocated to NOCs, not to specific canoeists. NOCs are limited to one boat for each event. These qualification spots will be awarded as follows:[2][3]

  • World Championships (for canoe and kayak singles) – The highest-ranked eligible canoeists in every single boat (considering only one boat per NOC) will obtain a quota place for their respective NOC. Fifteen qualification spots are available in the K-1 events and twelve in the C-1.
  • Global Qualification Tournament (for kayak cross) – The top three eligible NOCs in each kayak cross event will be awarded a quota place.
  • Continental Qualification Events – NOCs eligible for qualification in a given event will secure a single quota place for their respective continent.
  • Host country – As the host country, France reserves one quota place each for the men's and women's slalom canoe and kayak singles. If one or more French slalom canoeists qualify regularly and directly, their slots will be reallocated to the next highest-ranked eligible NOCs in the kayak singles from the 2023 ICF World Championships, or any of the continental qualification tournaments.
  • Universality places – Two invitational places will be entitled to eligible NOCs interested to have their canoeists (whether slalom or sprint) compete in Paris 2024 as granted by the Universality principle.
  • Reallocation – Unused quota spots will be reallocated.

Timeline
EventDateVenue
2023 European GamesJune 29 – July 2, 2023Poland Krakow, Poland[1]
2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World ChampionshipsSeptember 19–24, 2023United Kingdom Lee Valley, Great Britain[1]
2023 Asian Canoe Slalom Olympic QualifiersOctober 26–29, 2023Japan Tokyo, Japan[1]
2024 Oceania Canoe Slalom ChampionshipsJanuary 26–28, 2024Australia Penrith, Australia[1]
2024 Pan American Canoe Slalom Olympic QualifiersMarch 15–17, 2024[4]Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[1]
2024 ICF Kayak Cross Global Qualification TournamentJune 7–9, 2024Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic[1]
2024 African Canoe Slalom Olympic QualifiersTBAMorocco Rabat, Morocco[1]

Qualification table
EventMen's K-1Men's C-1Men's KX-1Women's K-1Women's C-1Women's KX-1
Host nation——————
2023 World Championships  Great Britain
 Czech Republic
 Italy
 Switzerland
 Morocco
 Australia
 Slovenia
 Poland
 Spain
 China
 Sweden
 New Zealand
 France
 Japan
 Ireland		  
 Slovenia
 Poland
 Germany
 Czech Republic
 Slovakia
 Great Britain
 France
 Italy
 Ireland
 Croatia
 United States
 Spain		 —  Germany
 New Zealand
 Poland
 Great Britain
 Italy
 Slovakia
 Netherlands
 France
 Spain
 Switzerland
 Czech Republic
 Austria
 Brazil
 Slovenia
 Japan		  
 Andorra
 United States
 Australia
 Great Britain
 Czech Republic
 Germany
 Slovakia
 France
 Brazil
 Spain
 Italy
 Ukraine		 —
2023 European Games  Austria  Netherlands —  Ireland  Slovenia —
2023 Asian Qualifier — —
2024 Oceania Championships — —
2024 African Qualifier — —
2024 Pan American Qualifier — —
2024 Kayak Cross Global Qualifier —  
 
 		 —  
 
 
Universality Places — —
Reallocation  Slovakia[lower-alpha 1] —  Australia[lower-alpha 1] —
Total2117321173
  1. France obtains a quota through the 2023 World Championships. Therefore, the host country place is reallocated to the next eligible NOC, not yet qualified, in the Kayak single event for the same gender at the 2023 World Championships. Slovakia receive the reallocated quota in the mens event and Australia receive the reallocated quota in the womens event

Sprint

NOCs are limited to two boats per sprint event, a maximum of six per gender in kayaking, and a maximum of three per gender in canoeing, constituting a roster of eighteen canoeists. The qualification pathway enables the NOC to participate and not necessarily those who earn a direct quota place.[5] These qualification spots will be awarded as follows:[6]

  • World Championships – The highest-ranked eligible canoeists in every single boat (considering only one boat per NOC) will obtain a quota place for their respective NOC. Five-boat spots are available in the C-1 events with an additional place reserved for the host country each in the men's 1000 m and women's 200 m, seven in the K-1 events (including a berth reserved for the host country in the men's 1000 m and women's 500 m), six in the K-2 500 m, eight in the C-2 500 m, and ten in the K-4 500 m.[6]
  • Continental Qualification Events – NOCs eligible for qualification in a given event will secure an assigned number of quota places for their respective continent. For the K-1 and C-1 events, two-boat spots will be awarded for each continent, except for Africa and Oceania (both of which will earn a single quota place). For the K-2 and C-2 events, a single-boat berth is assigned to each continent based on the results from the World Championships: the highest-ranked NOCs eligible for qualification across five different continents will secure a direct quota place.
  • Host country – As the host country, France reserves one quota place for the events listed in the World Championships section. If one or more French slalom canoeists qualify regularly and directly, their slots will be reallocated to the next highest-ranked eligible NOCs in the corresponding event from the 2023 ICF World Championships.
  • Universality places – Two invitational places will be entitled to eligible NOCs interested to have their canoeists (whether slalom or sprint) compete in Paris 2024 as granted by the Universality principle.
  • Reallocation – Unused quota spots will be reallocated. This occurs because several canoeists who qualified for a larger boat category may also compete in a smaller category, freeing up quota place(s) that the NOC has earned in a smaller category.

Timeline
EventDateVenue
2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World ChampionshipsAugust 23–27, 2023Germany Duisburg, Germany[5]
2024 African Canoe Sprint Olympic QualifiersNovember 23–26, 2023Nigeria Abuja, Nigeria[7]
2024 Oceania Canoe Sprint QualifierFebruary 14–18, 2024Australia Penrith, Australia[5]
2024 Asian Canoe Sprint Olympic QualifiersApril 18–21, 2024Japan Tokyo, Japan[8]
2024 Pan American Canoe Sprint Olympic QualifiersApril 26–28, 2024United States Sarasota, United States[9]
2024 European Canoe Sprint QualifierMay 8–9, 2024Hungary Szeged, Hungary[5]

Qualification table
Event2023 World
Championships		Continental QualificationTotal
Men KayakEuropeAmericasAsiaAfricaOceania
K-1 1000 m  France*
 Portugal
 Hungary
 Australia
 Czech Republic
 Belgium
 Spain
 Sweden
 Argentina		  
 		  
 		  
 		 15
K-2 500 m  Portugal
 HungaryAQ
 SpainAQ
 Australia
 Czech Republic
 Germany
 LithuaniaAQ		 11
K-4 500 m  Germany
 Hungary
 Ukraine
 Australia
 Denmark
 Lithuania
 Spain
 Serbia
 Canada
 China		 — 10
Event2023 World
Championships		Continental QualificationTotal
Men CanoeEuropeAmericasAsiaAfricaOceania
C-1 1000 m  France*
 Czech Republic
 Romania
 Germany
 Poland
 Hungary
 Brazil
 Moldova		  
 		  
 		  
 		 14
C-2 500 m  Germany
 China
 Spain
 France
 Hungary
 Romania
 Italy
 Czech Republic		 13
Event2023 World
Championships		Continental QualificationTotal
Women KayakEuropeAmericasAsiaAfricaOceania
K-1 500 m  France*
 New Zealand
 Denmark
 Hungary
 Serbia
 Australia
 Canada
 Portugal
 Sweden
 Croatia
 Bulgaria
 Spain		  
 		  
 		  
 		 15
K-2 500 m  Denmark
 Poland
 Germany
 Belgium
 France
 Sweden		 11
K-4 500 m  New Zealand
 Poland
 Spain
 China
 Australia
 Serbia
 Hungary
 Germany
 Norway
 Canada		 — 10
Event2023 World
Championships		Continental QualificationTotal
Women CanoeEuropeAmericasAsiaAfricaOceania
C-1 200 m  France*
 Cuba
 Spain
 China
 United States
 Chile
 Canada
 Ukraine
 Poland		  
 		  
 		  
 		 14
C-2 500 m  China
 Spain
 Canada
 Germany
 Hungary
 Cuba
 Moldova
 Ukraine		 13
^* Host quota
  • Italic: National federation has qualified a boat but the athlete that did this was already counted in another boat
  • AQ: National federation has qualified a boat but one of two athletes that did this was already counted in another boat
  • UP: National federation has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission
  • ^: ICF decided that some events in Africa and Oceania require reallocation of spare spots to the World Championships lists because the events shorten eligible competitors.
  • º: ICF decided that two quota places are combined and reallocated to the highest-ranked NOC vying for qualification in a larger boat category, should they be available from team boats in the same gender and category.

References
  1. "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Canoe Slalom" (PDF). ICF. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  2. Francheschi Neto, Virgilio (12 December 2022). "How to qualify for canoe slalom at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  3. "Slalom road to Paris revealed". International Canoe Federation. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  4. "2024 COPAC CANOE SLALOM PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS & OLYMPIC QUALIFIER". International Canoe Federation. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  5. "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Canoe Sprint" (PDF). ICF. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  6. Kim, EJ Monica (12 December 2022). "How to qualify for canoe sprint at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  7. "2023 CAC CANOE SPRINT AFRICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS & OLYMPIC QUALIFIER". International Canoe Federation. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  8. "2024 CANOE SPRINT ASIAN OLYMPIC QUALIFIER". International Canoe Federation. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  9. "2024 CANOE SPRINT PAN AMERICAN OLYMPIC QUALIFIER". International Canoe Federation. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
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